Year: 1993
Module: Countryside_and_Environment
Variable: SETASID2
Question: Modern methods of farming mean it now takes less land to produce the same amount of food. Please say how much you are in favour of or against each of these ways of paying famrers to use their spare land. Remember that if this happenened on a large, scale, income tax or VAT might have to go up to meet the costs.
Paying farmers to 'set aside' spare land and not use it at all.
Index
to tables on this page
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%
of
people of different ages
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%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Strongly in favour | 3 |
| In favour | 18 |
| Neither in favour nor against | 21 |
| Against | 40 |
| Strongly against | 16 |
| Don't know | 2 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Strongly in favour |
4 |
2 |
| In favour |
15 |
20 |
| Neither in favour nor against |
16 |
25 |
| Against |
44 |
37 |
| Strongly against |
19 |
13 |
| Don't know |
2 |
3 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Strongly in favour |
6 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| In favour |
26 |
16 |
15 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
| Neither in favour nor against |
26 |
24 |
24 |
15 |
16 |
23 |
| Against |
35 |
43 |
43 |
37 |
47 |
35 |
| Strongly against |
6 |
11 |
16 |
22 |
16 |
21 |
| Don't know |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Strongly in favour |
4 |
2 |
5 |
| In favour |
19 |
17 |
17 |
| Neither in favour nor against |
21 |
21 |
23 |
| Against |
42 |
38 |
45 |
| Strongly against |
13 |
19 |
9 |
| Don't know |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
